In addition to being known as the Father of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was a lawyer, philosopher and diplomat. He served in numerous political roles, including governor of ...

A s we commemorate Thomas Jefferson’s role in the founding of the United States at its 250th anniversary, it is worth noting ...

“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is a government big enough to take away everything that you have,” Jefferson said—supposedly, but not really. The far-right college advocacy ...

In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a ...

The Declaration of Independence that Jefferson wrote was still revered, but Jefferson’s personal and political reputation had suffered ups and downs. It was not just that he had been an enslaver, but ...

Jefferson wrote that Norfolk must be destroyed. Months later, Patriots burned much of the city themselves — and blamed the ...